dote on/upon
phrasal verb
doted on/upon; doting on/upon; dotes on/upon
: to give a lot of love or attention to (someone or something)
She doted on her new grandchild.
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As two upwardly mobile attorneys (Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock) anxiously ready their neurotic Weimaraner, and an ecstatically happy gay couple (Michael McKean and John Michael Higgins) dote on their tiny Shih Tzu.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
These aren’t just hollow stock characters that exist to dote on the player, but living and breathing pieces of the Living Lands.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
White spends the first several episodes introducing and reintroducing viewers to his latest group of wealth-weary guests and the preternaturally tolerant staff who dote on them.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The Daher family dote on their small daughter with a debilitating skin condition, while Aboodi Ziyani, a young father, feels reinvigorated by caring for his baby son, but struggles to secure employment after serving time in prison.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
These aren’t just hollow stock characters that exist to dote on the player, but living and breathing pieces of the Living Lands.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
White spends the first several episodes introducing and reintroducing viewers to his latest group of wealth-weary guests and the preternaturally tolerant staff who dote on them.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The Daher family dote on their small daughter with a debilitating skin condition, while Aboodi Ziyani, a young father, feels reinvigorated by caring for his baby son, but struggles to secure employment after serving time in prison.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Dote on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dote%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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